2013-02-21

Synopsis: At 4:00 p.m. today, the center of Tropical Depression "CRISING" was estimated based on all available data at 200 km West of Balabac, Palawan (8.0°N, 115.1°E) with maximum sustained winds of 45 kph near the center. It is forecast to move West Northwest at 22 kph.

Forecast: Bicol region and MIMAROPA will experience cloudy skies with light to moderate rainshowers and thunderstorms. Cagayan Valley and the provinces of Aurora and Quezon will have cloudy skies with light rains. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will be partly cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.
Moderate to strong winds blowing from the northeast will prevail over Luzon and Visayas and the coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to rough. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the northeast with slight to moderate seas.